John Chow In BC Business Magazine
written by John Chow
BC Business magazine finally put their article about blogging and BC bloggers online. The magazine is on newsstands now but if you don’t live in British Columbia, you may not be able to buy it. However, you can now read it on their site. Here’s a clip:
At first glance, the image on his website of two duelling, electric-blue sports cars and the slogan, “the miscellaneous ramblings of a dot com mogul,” may appear to be the markings of a pretentious teenager, but it doesn’t take long to see why Chow feels confident in calling himself a mogul. Chow is forthcoming with the results of his experiments, unlike many other bloggers. He openly talks about how much he’s pocketed, which revenue stream is pulling in the most and how he attracts the traffic that brings in the money. You’ll also read about what he had for dinner and where he went on vacation.
The article is currently the most emailed story for the magazine. You can read the full story at BC Business Online. The July issue also had a really good article about Canadians buying cars from the US and importing them into Canada in order to save thousands of dollars. I wish I read that before I purchased my new Acura TL.
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You sure get a lot of media attention!
Indeed he does. Wonder how high will now his RSS read number jump. From his last inteview it jumped from 5k to 6k…will he break the milestone again and hit the 7k?
I like the fact that his company name and logo are on the cover of the laptop. So just the photo alone is continual advertising. Genius pure Genius!!!
John is quite evil like that
I know. You evil genius! Great product placement
Especially when it spreads across the internet. I wonder if he has it tagged? (takes a look) Nope! I guess he’s so big he doesn’t have to do any optimization.
Yeah, that is quite the evil John Chow at work
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You’re expanding your Empire offline!
well done john!
and will get a lot visitor to his blog also
Oh, you’ll get there, too, Cow…
With or without you?
Hmmm…for your sake? I’d say without me.
Nice article. Looks like its a lot more indepth than the kind of stuff about blogging for money I see in newspapers/magazines in my country.
we don’t have bc mag here
Probably because you’re not in British Columbia .
Thank God for online magazine content!
Congrats! John is not only famous online but also famous on paper press too.
Don’t forget TV. It is impressive since making the crossover from the online world to traditional media isn’t easy.
I’m sure he’s been on the radio too!
Hmmm… I don’t recall him mentioning being on the radio before. John, have you been on the radio?
Seems that internet popularity begets offline press too. And it seems that all of this is free, but you have to remember, a lot of these contacts were acquired before September 2006, so he’s been working at this for a while.
What’s that TechZone.com label behind your laptop?
thetechzone.com is john’s other website
It’s his flagship online venture. Probably making 10 times more than this blog. Amazing, isn’t it?
10 times is probably even a conservative estimate
I wouldn’t be surprised if I actually underestimated that figure. Chow’s a rich man, no one can ever deny it, not even himself.
Well John definitely deserves the attention- look at how much he’s accomplished!
One Man. One Year. $100,000 online.
http://www.oneyeargoal.com
Very intersting story of a online mogul mastermind.
Nice one John!
I’d be publishing my earnings if I was doing as well as you were John
At the moment, they’re a little embarrassing which is why I personally keep them to myself. I suspect I’m not the only one in that situation.
No you are not the only one who is rather ashamed of their earnings. However I am very proud to admit I read John Chow dot Com and follow the steps in his FREE! Make Money Online with John Chow dot Com E Book. So just wait, one day we will be able to publish our earning too. Just follow his evil plans and we will suceed(insert evil laugh here!)
I think one day will be a lot sooner than you think if you work hard enough. Remember what he said in the book? Set GOALS, not dreams. SO change your ONE DAY to something more definite.
I’m thinking about publishing mine pretty soon. Even though it’s very low, think about it like this. It holds you accountable, and when your earnings GROW, people will start to wonder how and why. And those questions will prompt MORE traffic to your site as you explain it to them.
The accountability is an excellent point. I hadn’t really thought of it in that light… Might be time to stick it to myself
great article, John continues to rise
indeed, and we’re doing our best to help him too
This summer has been kind to you as far as media goes! good stuff!
It’s a good way to maximize attention because summertime is usually slow, so he pretty much corners the market because of that! There’s no distractions! Except Mr. Cow!
John.. I know you have answered this earlier somewhere.. again asking.. How many laptops do you have…
I guess we all are interested to see a pic with all the laptops & comps you got..
You can search for an old post with John and his dual-monitor setup — pretty sweet. I think he has two laptops that he uses frequently. He could have more, but they’re probably stashed in the garage together with all his other precious junk.
i don’t know weather to hate you or love you either way you are a inspiration to small time bloggers that can make it.
The only thing is that This is your second successful blog and you still seem surprised? I think you can make new marks with this new following you have going on.
I think it is cool that he holds on the the same excitement. It shows his passion for blogging is geniune. Theses blogs are like children to some, do you become less excited with the creation or birth of each one?
Yeah, I agree with Debo on this. It’s like when some actors still can’t believe they’ve made a name for themselves. Humility is more precious than any sum of money — totally inspiring.
TTZ is whole other animal. If you notice, there’s no advertising on the blog portion of their site whatsoever. This was an experiment in monetizing a personal blog.
As for hating him or loving him, just remember that one of those is constructive while the other is not
Having the article online too is great and a higher percentage of those viewers will probably convert to traffic, since they are already going to be online
That was a good read. I know a lot more about JohnChow now. And I also didn’t know what Wilf was before this either.
John, what’s that TechZone label behind the laptop?
I like the fact that his company name and logo are on the cover of the laptop. So just the photo alone is continual advertising. Genius pure Genius!!!
He has it plastered on a car, too, if I remember correctly.
That helps with taxes in Canada
If he’s leasing he can deduct the payments from his earnings. That’s why every small business owner in Canada has their company name on their car.
Why i cannot comment?
If it’s your first time to comment, it usually takes a while before it shows. Besides, you’re Harry Potter, you can do anything!
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That is very impressive. I envy you.
Hey John. I’d love to have a signed copy! Let me know what I need to do. I’m a big believer in modeling those that have achieved success. Come over to Lewis Empire.com and leave me a comment.
Thanks!